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A teacher who walks 42 kilometers to class to teach everyday has been rewarded with a standing fan as a mark of appreciation by the authorities at the Tolon District Assembly during Tuesday’s Independence Day Celebration. The award was presented by the district director of education Reverend Georgina Anaaba Norga who asked the teacher to continue with the good work. ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the realisation of his vision of Ghana Beyond Aid “requires a deliberate, qualitative change in all aspects of our lives; especially, in the structure of our economy, the nature of our infrastructure, the education of our young people and acquisition of skills, and, above all, in our attitudes and holding firm to the values ...

The case involving the headmaster, who recorded a video of himself having sex with a senior high school (SHS) student on a kitchen stool in January this year, has been transferred to the Greater Accra Regional office of the Ghana Education Service (GES). This follows a crunch meeting among the headmaster, Robert Sepey, the Greater Accra Regional branch of the ...

In an unexpected move that could be the beginning of a restructuring of the local banking space, a consortium of financial institutions that control majority shares in agric-focused bank, Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), have pledged their shares, proceeds, entitlement and voting rights to uniBank, a leading local bank. The consortium, led by Belstar Capital–a turnkey project finance and implementation institution–also ...

Ghana’s social media space is reacting to the speech by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari that he will help Ghana in its fight against corruption. Ghanaians and some Nigerians following the speech have taken to social media to question the rationale behind President Buhari’s offer of help for Ghana’s anti-corruption fight when he was yet to finish with his own unending ...

The Rector of the Cape Coast Polytechnic, Professor Lawrence Atepor has been suspended with immediate effect over allegations of impropriety. A letter signed by the Executive Secretary of the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) said the Minister of Education and the NCTE had received petitions alleging various improprieties against Prof. Atepor. The letter, which was addressed to Prof. Atepor, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has boldly stated that the ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ mantra is not just a slogan but meant to propel us into the frame of mind that would quicken our pace of development. The President delivering a speech during the 61st Independence Day Celebrations at the Black Star Square, Tuesday, stated that Ghana is not a poor ...

A total of 72 persons made up of six security personnel – police officers – and 66 pupils fainted at the Independence Day Parade held at the Koforidua Jackson Park in the Eastern region. They were all treated and discharged by the emergence team of the Red Cross and the Ambulance Service. One was rushed to the hospital for further ...

Energy expert and Vice Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee Kwame Jantuah has labeled as “sad” the ”Ghana beyond aid’ theme chosen by government for the 61st Independence Day celebration. “The theme, Ghana Beyond Aid is a sad theme because we should have been here way back and not today…it looks as if we’re starting from where we ...

President Akufo-Addo has said even though he is in a hurry to see Ghana prosper, he is also realistic that the growth he desires will not be achieved without pragmatic and deliberate efforts. Delivering his Independence Day address at the Black Star square in Accra Tuesday, Mr. Akufo-Addo said it is unacceptable for Ghana to be in its current state ...